Health-related quality-of-life in patients after elective surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the health-related quality-of-life (QoL) in patients after elective surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) compared to a normal population and to study the association between QoL and number of years since surgery.

Methods: All Danish men who underwent elective surgery for AAA at the age of 65 or more in the period from 1989-2007 in Denmark were invited to participate in the survey. Of 722 patients, 375 were alive and 328 (87%) responded.